Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity
Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity
Protecting information and IT infrastructure from complex and evolving cyber-threats is a critical challenge for modern organisations. The responsibility to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks falls to cybersecurity professionals, and global demand for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high and is expected to increase over time. The…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Protecting information and IT infrastructure from complex and evolving cyber-threats is a critical challenge for modern organisations. The responsibility to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks falls to cybersecurity professionals, and global demand for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high and is expected to increase over time.
The Graduate Diploma of Cybersecurity is a one-year full time coursework degree (48 credit points) aimed at students wanting a professional qualification that expands or deepens their knowledge of cybersecurity. Students will develop an advanced capability in analysing and designing cybersecurity technologies and management solutions for complex systems and organisations. The course is designed to meet the educational needs of students ultimately seeking to transition into or advance in a career as a cybersecurity professional.
The Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity covers areas of critical importance to operational-level and management-level cybersecurity professionals. It has been designed with input from leading industry professionals and academics in the field of Cybersecurity. Graduates will acquire an education that meets industry standards and expectations and is on a par with some of the best national and international benchmarks in the Cybersecurity discipline.
The course equips students for self-learning and prepares them for dealing with the dynamics of the workplace. Graduates will be enabled to adapt to the rapidly evolving nature of the discipline through an appreciation for lifelong learning and through the practice of self-reflection which is embedded throughout the curriculum and through the active learning aspects of the course.
Course Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply advanced and specialised knowledge and skills to critically analyse, design, test, implement and manage fit-for-purpose and creative solutions to defend information, processes, IT systems, platforms and networks from cyber threat actors in contemporary contexts for professional practice or scholarship
- Analyse complex cyber security issues, risks and vulnerabilities as they relate to the evolving strategic and operational context of organisations, IT systems and communication networks
- Design and develop strategies, policies, procedures and practices to manage cyber security in organisations based on best practice standards and methods
- Clearly present a coherent and independent exposition of the method applied, conclusions made, and professional decisions taken on complex theoretical and technical cyber security issues to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Demonstrate professional and ethical standards in the application of cyber security knowledge and skills while exercising responsibility and accountability for self-learning and professional practice whether working individually or in a team
Career Outcomes:
The Graduate Diploma n Cybersecurity opens up many opportunities for graduates seeking to enter or advance in the field of Cybersecurity in careers such as:
- Chief Information Security Officers / Director of Cybersecurity / Cybersecurity Practice Lead
- Cybersecurity Operations Coordinator
- Cybersecurity Advisor and Assessor / Cybersecurity Auditor /
- Cyber Threat Analyst
- Intrusion Analyst
- Malware Analyst
- Incident Responder
- Penetration Tester
- Vulnerability Researcher / Vulnerability Assessor
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in related discipline
or
Graduate Certificate, or equivalent, in related discipline
or
5 years of documented relevant work experience
English proficiency:
An applicant must provide evidence that they have met the following minimum English language proficiency requirements:
Test Minimum score for Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master’s degree
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall 6.5
No individual band below 6.0
TOEFL internet-based test 79 (Reading no less than 18; Writing no less than 20)
C1 Advanced / Cambridge English: Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English) 176, no band less than 169
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) 58 (no communicative skill less than 50)
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